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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MCCLINTOCK YOUNG, OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE PAL- METTOFIBRE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,530, dated November3, 1896.

Application filed April 7, 1896.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, McOLINTooK YOUNG, of Frederick, county of Frederick,and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a box for packing or analogouspurposes which will combine lightness, durability, and strength, and themanufacture of which will be attended with a minimum expense.

With these ends in View I form the four sides or walls of the box ofvery thin material, preferably Wood, and I surround these sides at theiropposite ends only with two rectangular-frames to which the sides aresecurely fastened, and to the frames and the ends of the sides I applythe top and bottom of the box, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a boxconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line a a of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the sides of my improved box are constructedof four sheets 1 of thin material, preferably wood, which sheets areassembled to form a rectangular inclosure. They are surrounded at theupper and lower ends and held in position by means of two rectangularframes 2. Each of the frames consists of four strips 3 of a thicknessslightly in excess of that of the sides of the box, the strips extendingalong the sides of the box and the ends of the opposite strips abuttingagainst the inner sides of the other strips, as plainly shown in Fig. 2,each strip being secured to its corresponding wall by any suitablefastening device, preferably in the form of small wire staples 4, whichare driven from the inside of the box through its sides and into thestrips of the frames. The ends of the strips forming the frames arefirmly secured together by straps 5 in the form of staples, which extenddiagonally across the corners of the frame and have their ends extendinginto the adjacent ends of the strips. I prefer to so apply these staplesthat they will extend across the corners of the frame inward of itsinner sides, as

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plainly shown in Fig. 2, the exposed portions of the staples therebyoverlying the upper and underlying the lower ends of the sides of thebox. The staples in this manner serve as stops in effectually preventingthe frames from being accidentally forced inward of the ends of the box.

By the construction described it will be seen that the four sides of thebox are surrounded by two frames, each consisting of four strips firmlytied together and each strip firmly secured to the corresponding side ofthe box, this arrangement constituting a firm and rigid structure welladapted to withstand the severe shocks and strains to which boxes forpacking and transportation purposes are usually subjected. It is furtherto be noted that by reason of the frames formed and applied as describedI am enabled to use very thin material for the sides of the box,one-eighth inch material answering for boxes two feet square. As aresult, boxes constructed of such material will be of unusual lightnessand will possess great strength and can be produced at very littleexpense.

I prefer to form the bottom of the box of a single sheet of material 7of a thickness corresponding to that of the sides and of an areacorresponding to that inclosed by the outer edges of the frame. Thebottom is applied to the under side of the frame and secured,preferably, by means of small wire staples.

The top of the box is similarly formed and applied, but for the sake ofconvenience in opening the same it may be formed of several sections, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, instead of a single sheet.

On account of the thin material, which I am enabled to employ by reasonof the peculiar construction adopted, it has been found that the smallwire staples shown will effectually hold the parts of the box securelyand firmly together and prevent any loosening, collapsing, or springingof the sides.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a packing-boxthe-combination with the four sides, of two rectangular frames onlysurrounding their upper and lower ends and leaving the corners of thebox exposed, fas

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tending diagonally across the corners of the frames inward of theirinner sides.

3. The improved box for packing &c., consisting of four sides assembledto form a rectangular inclosure, two rectangular frames only eachconsisting of the four connected strips secured together at their endsand surrounding and secured to the sides of the box at the top andbottom, flush with the ends of the box, thereby leaving the corners ofthe same free the single sheet or board applied and fastened to theunder side of the lower frame and forming the bottom of the box and aboard or boards applied to the upper side of the upper frame and formingthe top of the box.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, this 5th day of March,1896, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

MCOLINTOCK YOUNG. \Vitnesses:

CHARLES E. RIORDON, XV. R. KENNEDY.

